Primary schedule; moves primary date in anticipation of redistricting process, etc. (HB736)
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Primary schedule in 2012. Moves the June 12, 2012, primary date to August 21, 2012, in anticipation of the 2012 redistricting process and adjusts various deadlines for filings and election preparations to accommodate the new primary date. The bill also authorizes the State Board of Elections to adjust dates and deadlines (other than the primary and election dates) if necessary to complete the Voting Rights Act Section 5 preclearance process. The bill declares that an emergency exists and that the bill is effective upon passage. The act will expire January 1, 2013. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2012 | Committee |
| 01/11/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/11/12 12101325D |
| 01/11/2012 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/17/2012 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee |
| 01/30/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB736) |
| 01/31/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) |
| 02/03/2012 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/03/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12104929D-H1 |
| 02/06/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB736H1) |
| 02/06/2012 | Read first time |
| 02/07/2012 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/08/2012 | Read second time |
| 02/08/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12104929D-H1 |
| 02/08/2012 | Amendments by Delegate Jones agreed to |
| 02/08/2012 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendments HB736EH1 |
| 02/08/2012 | Printed as engrossed 12104929D-EH1 |
| 02/09/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB736EH1) |
| 02/09/2012 | Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) |
| 02/09/2012 | VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2012 | Engrossed bill reprinted 12104929D-EH1 |
| 02/10/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/10/2012 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 02/28/2012 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/01/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/02/2012 | Read third time |
| 03/02/2012 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 03/02/2012 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 03/02/2012 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
| 03/02/2012 | Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/05/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
| 03/06/2012 | Senate amendment agreed to by House (100-Y 0-N) |
| 03/06/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/09/2012 | Enrolled |
| 03/09/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB736ER) |
| 03/09/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB736) |
| 03/09/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB736ER) |
| 03/09/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/10/2012 | Signed by President |
| 04/09/2012 | G Vetoed by Governor |
| 04/18/2012 | House sustained Governor's veto |